11-11-2016, 08:58 AM
Hi Gurus,
I am right in the midst of getting ready to head south for the winter. Loads of stuff yet to accomplish today and early departure towing car tomorrow. So maybe the is why I can't seem to think well enough to figure this out.
Asking for your insight into how the following symptoms might relate to a component failure. I will followup when someone gets it right or I figure it out. I plan to travel with the problem as I don't think it is dangerous and I have a work around for the one scenario that would get me in trouble ( going to travel mode after fulling raising the coach to get over the tracks). Below is just a cut and paste from my notes and a picture of my HWH control panel so you will know which buttons I am referring to.
11/11/16
I heard an air leak when the coach was in travel mode. Sounds to be coming from the front HCV.
I force lowered the coach well below travel height and put it back in travel mode – brake on, e-brake off, and in D, then back to N, E-brake on, brake off.
With engine running there was no leak and I watched the coach come to ride height, maybe a hit too high, and then the air started to leak at a rate I could hear again.
The engine air compressor keeps up with the leak easily, even at idle.
Looking at the air system diagram I think it’s not obvious to me right now.
trying another test
Raised front to above ride height.
No air leaking
Put in travel mode
Air exhausting/leaking but the front does NOT go down to ride height
Took out of travel mode with AIR button and air leak stopped
Coach sitting too high.
Used down arrow to drop well below ride height.
Put back in travel mode
Came to ride height, and then the air leak started
Settled at about the correct height.
Pressing AIR stops the leak.
This will be a problem after crossing the railroad tracks as I will be too high ( due to manual raise to get over ) and it will not go down properly when I return to travel mode. I will need to lower manually soon after crossing.
I am right in the midst of getting ready to head south for the winter. Loads of stuff yet to accomplish today and early departure towing car tomorrow. So maybe the is why I can't seem to think well enough to figure this out.
Asking for your insight into how the following symptoms might relate to a component failure. I will followup when someone gets it right or I figure it out. I plan to travel with the problem as I don't think it is dangerous and I have a work around for the one scenario that would get me in trouble ( going to travel mode after fulling raising the coach to get over the tracks). Below is just a cut and paste from my notes and a picture of my HWH control panel so you will know which buttons I am referring to.
11/11/16
I heard an air leak when the coach was in travel mode. Sounds to be coming from the front HCV.
I force lowered the coach well below travel height and put it back in travel mode – brake on, e-brake off, and in D, then back to N, E-brake on, brake off.
With engine running there was no leak and I watched the coach come to ride height, maybe a hit too high, and then the air started to leak at a rate I could hear again.
The engine air compressor keeps up with the leak easily, even at idle.
Looking at the air system diagram I think it’s not obvious to me right now.
trying another test
Raised front to above ride height.
No air leaking
Put in travel mode
Air exhausting/leaking but the front does NOT go down to ride height
Took out of travel mode with AIR button and air leak stopped
Coach sitting too high.
Used down arrow to drop well below ride height.
Put back in travel mode
Came to ride height, and then the air leak started
Settled at about the correct height.
Pressing AIR stops the leak.
This will be a problem after crossing the railroad tracks as I will be too high ( due to manual raise to get over ) and it will not go down properly when I return to travel mode. I will need to lower manually soon after crossing.
Russ White
2016 Winnebago Vista LX 30T
#530 ( Sold )
1999 45' Double Slide - Factory upgrade 2004